Walk or run for as long as your schedule allows. As director of continuing education for GPLS, Carterette’s work positively influenced hundreds of librarians across Georgia. She found time to run at every conference she attended and frequently organized group runs. Shortly after running in the Chicago Marathon in October 2010, she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. “Pat was a gregarious, openhearted person who created friendships, collaborations and communities through the persistent force of her personality,” her husband Bob Carterette said. “She was energetic, loving and kindhearted. For her, life was always an adventure with no bad endings.” GLA and GPLS join library staff from around the state in remembering Pat’s contributions to Georgia libraries through this run/walk at the conference each year.
